This document is a court case between Joseph A. Sasportas and Peter Desverney in which a sum of twenty-five dollars and forty-eight cents needs to be paid.
This document is both a newspaper clipping and written letter to the editors of the Laurensville Herald. The clipping, titled "The Block of Ten Verdict" discusses the outrage over the arrest of ten black men, referenced as "negroes." The letter includes a list of subscribers who contributed money on behalf of the ten accused men.
The first side of this document is a brief entry concerning "the business of the faithful legislator." The reverse side of the document contains a formula for making pills for "glandular obstructions."
This document grants ownership of a slave from Shurley Whatley to Frederick Whatley. Makes notation that the slave is "one negro boy named Robin about three years old."
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